{"id":446,"date":"2026-03-29T05:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T05:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=446"},"modified":"2026-03-29T05:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T05:47:47","slug":"fabrizio-romano-psg-give-arsenal-clear-answer-on-khvicha-kvaratskhelia-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=446","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano: PSG give Arsenal clear answer on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It could be a monumental season for Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal as they remain fighting on three fronts despite losing the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City last Sunday \u2013 and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is among the club\u2019s summer targets.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgian winger, who moved to Paris from Naples in January 2025, has been a consistent terror on the left flank for Luis Enrique.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, his sharp form on the wing has drawn the attention of some of Europe\u2019s elite clubs \u2013 including the Gunners, who are reportedly eyeing a move for the 25-year-old this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong>Arsenal make initial transfer move for Real Madrid star who is available for just \u00a335m<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a position that is in dire need of strengthening come the end of the campaign given that neither Gabriel Martinelli nor Leandro Trossard have pulled up trees to the extent needed for a team fighting for trophies.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Romano <\/strong>provides telling update on Kvaratskhelia to Arsenal<\/h2>\n<p>Even Nigel Winterburn, a former defender for the Londoners, is a big fan of the Georgia international. He said: \u201cKvaratskhelia, boy oh boy, if he knocked on the door and said I want to come to Arsenal, I don\u2019t think many people would say no. I think they\u2019d be saying, if we can afford you, come on in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Arsenal do manage to fend off the competition and sign Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, it would be a massive upgrade on Arsenal\u2019s options off the left. <\/p>\n<p>The Gunners spent around the \u00a3250 million mark last summer and are reportedly required to sell at least one first-teamer as a result \u2013 but upgrading the left wing department will need to be addressed this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Despite reports that Arsenal are investigating a move for the one-time Champions League winner, Romano has poured cold water on said rumours.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Club<\/td>\n<td>Matches<\/td>\n<td>Goals<\/td>\n<td>Assists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Napoli<\/td>\n<td>107<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rubin Kazan<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paris Saint-Germain<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FC Rustavi<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dynamo Batumi<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lokomotiv Moscow<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dynamo Tbilisi<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Khvicha Kvaratskhelia club statistics per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/khvicha-kvaratskhelia\/leistungsdatenverein\/spieler\/502670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transfer market<\/a> \u2013 correct as of 28\/03\/26<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s captaining Georgia, performing brilliantly, and doing a fantastic job at Paris Saint-Germain. Honestly, maybe even underrated because sometimes people forget just how consistent he\u2019s been for PSG,\u201d he said on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been rumours again about Arsenal being interested. But my understanding is crystal clear: PSG have no intention to open talks for Kvaratskhelia this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey love him \u2013 his attitude, professionalism, consistency. And remember, he joined from Napoli only 14 months ago, in January 2025. So PSG want to enjoy him much longer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, Arsenal are expected to strengthen up front \u2013 maybe a striker, maybe a winger \u2013 but not Kvaratskhelia. Nothing concrete between Arsenal and PSG on this one,\u201d Romano said in his important transfer update.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>\n          <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udea8 SALAH BID TRUTH! MAN UTD: GONE! BALD\u00c9 AND PL MOVE, KVARATSKHELIA DECISION, CANCELO\u2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FL_5pYYbpjg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>If not Kvaratskhelia, who are Arsenal targeting?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>  Unless they break the bank with world-record fee, it seems that Arsenal won\u2019t be getting their hands on Kvaratskhelia this summer. The contracts of Trossard and Martinelli both expire in 2027 \u2013 and Anthony Gordon is among those admired.<\/p>\n<p>The Newcastle United star, albeit a winger by trade, can also play in the centre-forward position if push came to shove.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports have reported that Gordon, who has scored 17 times for the Magpies this campaign, is among the list of names that Arsenal are targeting for the left wing spot. <\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, when quizzed about the best England players of all time by DAZN, Gordon put Bukayo Saka above Newcastle hero Alan Shearer. <strong>Watch that clip below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Much of Arsenal\u2019s time has been spent on their pursuit of Atletico Madrid and Argentina frontman Julian Alvarez, who could occupy a hybrid role on the left if necessary \u2013 and that\u2019s despite him being a striker.<\/p>\n<p>That said, reports have now suggested that Diego Simeone and the rest of the Atleti higher-ups are keen to see the 26-year-old extend his stay in the Spanish capital as a means of ending any exit rumours. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It could be a monumental season for Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal as they remain fighting on three fronts despite losing the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City last Sunday \u2013 and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is among the club\u2019s summer targets. The Georgian winger, who moved to Paris from Naples in January 2025, has been a consistent terror [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}